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Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|
| Venue(s) |  Spain (in Madrid host cities) |
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| Dates | 13 – 23 August |
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| Teams | 15 (from 4 confederations) |
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| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
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| Runner-up |  Italy |
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| Third place |  Soviet Union |
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| Fourth place |  United States |
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| Matches played | 49 |
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| Goals scored | 797 (16.27 per match) |
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The 1986 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 13 to 23 August 1986, and was incorporated into the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.[1]
This was the only men's world championship to have featured fifteen teams instead of the usual sixteen. Yugoslavia won its first title by defeating Italy in the final. The Soviet Union, the defending champion, came third.
Participating teams
Groups formed
- Group A
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- Group B
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- Group C
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- Group D
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First round
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Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
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Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)
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Group A
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 1. |
Italy |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
20 |
+4
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| 2. |
Spain |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
19 |
+16
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| 3. |
 Hungary |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
18 |
+9
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| 4. |
 Israel |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
44 |
–29
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Group B
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 1. |
Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
15 |
+8
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| 2. |
 Cuba |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
21 |
+2
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| 3. |
 Australia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
24 |
–10
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Group C
Group D
Second round
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Qualified for places 1–4 in a knockout system with 3rd place game.
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Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
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Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
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Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)
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Group E
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L.
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 1. |
Yugoslavia |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
22 |
+7
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| 2. |
Italy |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
0
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| 3. |
Cuba |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
31 |
–1
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| 4. |
Spain |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
30 |
–6
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Preliminary round results apply.
Group F
Preliminary round results apply.
Group G
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 1. |
Hungary |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
8 |
+15
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| 2. |
Australia |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
+9
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| 3. |
Israel |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
27 |
–24
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Preliminary round results apply.
Group H
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 1.
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 Greece
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5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
16 |
+4
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| 2.
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 Brazil
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3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
20 |
+3
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| 3.
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 Canada
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2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
19 |
–3
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| 4.
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 Netherlands
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2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
18 |
–4
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Preliminary round results apply.
Final round
13th – 15th places (Group L)
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 13.
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Canada
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3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
12 |
+4
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| 14.
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Netherlands
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2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
–2
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| 15.
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Israel
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1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
16 |
–2
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Results of previous rounds apply.
9th – 12th places (Group K)
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 9. |
Hungary |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
25 |
+4
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| 10. |
Australia |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
16 |
+11
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| 11. |
Greece |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
30 |
–6
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| 12. |
Brazil |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
31 |
–9
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Results of previous rounds apply.
5th – 8th places (Group J)
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Team
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Points
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G
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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Diff
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| 5.
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Spain
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4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
24 |
+13
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| 6.
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 West Germany
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4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
27 |
+2
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| 7.
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Cuba
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3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
29 |
–2
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| 8.
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 France
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1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
28 |
–13
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Results of previous rounds apply.
Semifinals
Bronze match
Final
Final ranking
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| 1986 FINA Men's World champions
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Yugoslavia
First title
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Team roster [1]
Dragan Andrić, Perica Bukić, Veselin Đuho, Milorad Krivokapić, Deni Lušić, Igor Milanović, Tomislav Paškvalin, Zoran Petrović, Andrija Popović, Dubravko Šimenc, Aleksandar Šoštar, Anto Vasović, Mirko Vičević.[1]
Head coach: Ratko Rudić
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Medalists
References
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